Curiouser and curiouser, when I go to disk management the external drive is there but it has no letter assigned. When I follow available instructions (right click on disk and then go to assign letter) the desired action is greyed out, searching leaves no apparent alternative.
On Mon, Apr 2, 2012 at 9:57 AM, Alex Austin <[email protected]>wrote: > Check disk management. Right click my computer, click manage. > On Apr 2, 2012 8:46 AM, "Stuart Friedman" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> This is really strange, when I go to device manager the external drive is >> there in all its glory. It is only in Windows Explorer that it is absent. >> Makes me think that this might be software rather than the motherboard. >> >> On Sun, Apr 1, 2012 at 5:46 PM, Stuart Friedman <[email protected] >> >wrote: >> >> > When I plug in other USB devices, here is the really bad news, sometimes >> > yes and sometimes no, all the symptoms I recalled from the last >> Southbridge >> > going south. What threw me off the trail was the faultless operation >> under >> > Ubuntu, gave me the hope that it was software related. >> > >> > Guess not, the good news is that this was all prep for retiring the T43, >> > looks like I will need to put the HD into an external box,and then into >> > another Win 7 computer which also has the backup external HD. >> > >> > >> > On Sun, Apr 1, 2012 at 10:12 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> >> I believe that you might be looking at another SouthBridge failure >> >> there...hopefully I'm wrong. >> >> >> >> What happens when you plug in other USB devices? >> >> >> >> Good luck. >> >> >> >> Cheers, >> >> >> >> George >> >> >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> >> From: Stuart Friedman <[email protected]> >> >> To: robdbell <[email protected]> >> >> Cc: thinkpad <[email protected]> >> >> Sent: Sun, Apr 1, 2012 10:05 am >> >> Subject: Re: [Thinkpad] T43 USB problems >> >> >> >> Yea, this is a 250 gb hard drive, should have specified. >> >> >> >> >> >> On Sun, Apr 1, 2012 at 9:10 AM, [email protected] < >> >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> > Is the drive over 2GB in size? Some systems have problems with those >> >> >> >> > larger drives. >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > Rob >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > ----- Reply message ----- >> >> >> >> > From: "Stuart Friedman" <[email protected]> >> >> >> >> > To: <[email protected]> >> >> >> >> > Subject: [Thinkpad] T43 USB problems >> >> >> >> > Date: Sun, Apr 1, 2012 6:58 am >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > Model is 2687-D4U,running Windows 7, 32 bit. There was an earlier >> problem, >> >> >> >> > perhaps two years ago, with Southbridge (?), replaced motherboard >> under >> >> >> >> > warranty. Now trying to backup system to external hard drive, at >> first >> >> >> >> > there is no recognition of the drive at all (the drive has one USB >> >> >> >> > connection and one AC connection.) >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > Plug drive into power socket, it doesn't start until you also >> connect the >> >> >> >> > USB cable. Go to Windows explorer, no drive is found. OK, so I then >> >> >> >> > uninstall the USBs in Device Manager and reboot the machine, all the >> >> >> >> > drivers are automatically reinstalled. Now, when I plug in the >> external >> >> >> >> > hard drive, the OS tells me it has found a new device and is >> installing the >> >> >> >> > software to go along with it, so far, so good. Next it tells me it >> is ready >> >> >> >> > to operate and when I go to the "Safely remove and eject hardware" >> icon, >> >> >> >> > the drive is there. >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > BUT, when I go back to Windows Explorer, no external hard drive is >> listed. >> >> >> >> > Oh, and the drive is found perfectly when I boot the T43 with a >> Ubuntu CD. >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > What gives? >> >> >> >> > -- >> >> >> >> > Stuartf >> >> >> >> > _______________________________________________ >> >> >> >> > Thinkpad mailing list >> >> >> >> > [email protected] >> >> >> >> > http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> -- >> _______________________________________________ >> Thinkpad mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad >> > -- Stuart Friedman 141 Upper Sunnybrook Rd. Middlesex, VT 05602 USA 802.522.6228 US 135-8047-6917 China _______________________________________________ Thinkpad mailing list [email protected] http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad
